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CIVICENGAGEMENTAstudentleadershipdevelopmenttool

14March2011@8:30am

GailJessen|Director,SLCCThayneCenterforService&Learning

LinnieSpor|ServiceLeadershipCoordinator,SLCCThayneCenter

Desa-RaeRobertson|StudentMentor,SLICE:StudentLeadersinCivicEngagement

2011NASPAAnnualConference|Philadelphia,Pennsylvania|March12-16,2011

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WhydidIcomeheretoday?

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Service-Learning

HistoricalUnderpinnings(early20thcenturyroots)Highereducationhasaresponsibilityandanobligationtopreparestudentsto

beactivemembersofthecommunity.

Institutionsofhigher-edaremembersofthecommunityintheirownright.

Healthydemocraciescomprisedofschools+civilsociety.Experiential

educationcombinesboth,engagingstudentsoutsideclassroom(i.e.Dewey).

CurricularPedagogy(traditionalapplication)

Service-learningcombinesnonprofitpartnerships/volunteerexperienceswith

academicinstruction,focusingoncriticalreflectivethinking,andpersonaland

civicresponsibility(adapted,AmericanAssociationofCommunityColleges)

Co-CurricularPedagogy(emergentapplication)

RecognitionthatStudentAffairsprofessionalscanalsodesignprogramming

aroundlearningoutcomesandexperientialpedagogyisincreasing/trending.

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AFewResearchHighlights

ImprovingStudentLearningOutcomeswithServiceLearningPrenticeandRobinson(2010)-Nationalstudyatcommunitycolleges

Service-learningparticipationisapredictorofincreasedstudentlearning

outcomes.Service-learnersachieveatahigherratethannon-SLstudents.

LinkingCivicEngagementandServiceLearninginCommunityCollegeStudents

PrenticeandRobinson(2007)-NationalstudyatcommunitycollegesService-learningisthe“educationalsparkthatsetsfiretothecommitmentof

studentstoclaimtheirroleasactivecommunitymembers”(11).

AtAGlance:WhatWeKnowabouttheEffectsofService-LearningonCollege

Students,Faculty,Institutions,andCommunities

Eyler,Giles,Stenson,&Gray(3rded.,2001)

Extensivebibliographyandliteraturereviewannotatedthematically

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SLICE:StudentLeadersinCivicEngagement

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SLICEVision+Mission

VISION:

SLICEmembersworktowardamorejustanddemocraticsociety,

seekinganendtothesocialproblemsweface.Thesestudents

becomeleadersamongtheirSLCCpeers,raisingawarenessand

inspiringactionsthataddresscommunityneeds.

MISSION:

Throughstructuredtrainingandguidedpractice,SLICEmembers

developthestrongleadershipskillsnecessarytobringaboutsocial

change.Theseskillsempowerthemtoraiseawareness,inspire

otherstobecomeengaged,andbecomeagentsofchange.

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SLICELearningOutcomesCriticalThinkingSkills

SLICEmembersareabletoidentifyaproblem,opportunity,orchallenge,

analyzetheelements/factsofaspecificsituation/problem,andidentifyaction

steps.

ReflectiveThinkingSkills

SLICEmembersdevelopreflectivethinkingskillsthroughuseoftheKWLreflectionchartinconjunctionwitheachinitiative/project.

LeadershipSkills

SLICEmembersareabletoemploydemocraticprinciplesasleaders,

demonstratedbyworkingsuccessfullywiththeirpeersindiverseteams.

EngagingwiththeCommunity

SLICEmembersareabletoapplytheircriticalthinkingandleadershipskillsin

responsetocommunityneeds.

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SLICEProgramLogistics

StructureOnefull-timeprofessionalstaffcoordinator

10-20studentmembersselectedincompetitiveapplicationprocess

Second-yearmemberscanbecomePeerMentors,leadingteamsofstudents

Membersofferedful ltuitionwaivers(departmentreceives10fullwaivers)

TuitionwaiverscontingentonfulfillmentofSLICEMemberContract

90-minuteweeklymeetingsincludetraining,reflection,presentations,etc.

Monthlydiscussiontopicsexploredviavolunteeropps+awarenesscampaigns

Assessment

Mixedmethodonlinepre-andpost-testrequiredofallmembers

PeerMentorsmeet1x1withprogramcoord,assessedviaqualitativerubrics

QualitativeKWLCriticalReflectionandDebriefingWheelcompletedbyeach

memberbefore/during/aftervolunteeropps+awarenesscampaigns

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AssessmentExampleKWLCriticalReflection

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SLICEProgramResources

Handbooks+Curriculum

StudentMemberHandbook(original)

StudentMentorHandbook(comingsoon)

HighImpactProject:SocialJustice(Service-LearningNorthwest)

HighImpactProject:Diversity(Service-LearningNorthwest)

JustAddConsciousness:AGuidetoSocialActivism(OxfamAmerica,CampusOutreachOpportunityLeague(COOL),Idealist.org,andBreadfortheWorld)

ActivistToolkit(StudentPublicInterestResearchGroup)

Don’treinventthewheel...

NASPAconferenceattendeesarewelcometomodifytheseprogramresourcestobenefityourowncampusinitiatives.

Allunderlineddocumentshyperlinktoawebsitewithfreedownloads.

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LearninginAction2010SaltLakeCityMarathon

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Desa-Rae

RobertsonCivicengagementasa

leadershipdevelopmenttool

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SmallGroupDiscussion...

SLCCSLICECaseStudyStrengthsofthisleadershipdevelopmentmodel?Weaknesses?Whatwouldyou

useatyourinstitution?Whatwouldyouchange?Why?

Benefitsofthiswork

Identifythetopthreeideasfromyourtablediscussion.Record+reportout.

Challengesofthiswork

Identifythetopthreeideasfromyourtablediscussion.Record+reportout.

OpportunitiesforthisworkatyourinstitutionSimilarchallenges?Similaropportunities?Similarprograms?Newnetwork

contacts?Resourcesyouusethatyoucansharewiththegroup?

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WhatdoIplantodonow?

DraUavisionstatement,acVonplan,doodleato-dolist,reflect

,etc.

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Questions?...eitherforthepresentersorforeachother?

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ContactInfo:ThayneCenterforService&Learning

@SaltLakeCommunityCollege

{www.slcc.edu/thaynecenter}

GailJessen|gail.jessen@slcc.edu

LinnieSpor|linnie.spor@slcc.edu